Lee Hyukjae's life motto is simple.

Be kind to others, and others will be kind to you. 

Kindness had gifted him caring friends. Kindness had rewarded him with a stable desk job. Kindness had earned him a free iced latte from his favorite cafe. 

However, kindness in a world full of violence and cruelty is akin to a glowing beacon in the dark,

Attracting the shadows lurking around it, ready to taint and engulf it whole, plunging the world back into darkness, as the it should be. 

Kindness is a weakness,

And whatever is weak will perish,

Either by others,

or by their own kindness.